Caption

Yatagan; drawing; illustrator: Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884; dated 1841; medium: drawing on paper of irregular dimensions glued with the upper edge to brown cardboard; dimensions of drawing: height 21.3 cm, width 7.5 cm; cardboard: height 34.7 cm, width 25.2 cm; subject: yatagan Ottoman/Turkish sword, militaria, cold steel weapons; style: sketch., A vertical sketch on a tan paper strip shows three ornate dagger-like objects with curved handles and long blades, drawn with pencil and light watercolor; the handles feature floral and decorative motifs and are shaded in pale beige and gray with touches of green and faint blue, while the blades are rendered in muted gray and blue tones with subtle darker edges; one sheath is decorated with an intricate scrolling pattern in pale beige and marked with a small patch of muted red, and a narrow greenish insert is visible near one blade; the background is a textured brown paper with small flecks.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A33_109

License type

Rights managed

Available size

28.3Mb (1.5Mb) / 6.4in x 17.1in / 1926 x 5139 (300dpi)

Keywords

Yatagan drawing illustrator Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884 dated 1841 medium paper irregular dimensions glued upper edge brown cardboard dimensions height 21.3 cm width 7.5 cm cardboard 34.7 cm width 25.2 cm subject yatagan Ottoman Turkish sword militaria cold steel weapons style sketch vertical sketch tan paper strip three ornate dagger- objects curved handles long blades drawn pencil light watercolor handles feature floral decorative motifs shaded pale beige gray touches green faint blue blades rendered muted gray blue tones subtle darker edges sheath decorated intricate scrolling pattern marked small patch muted red narrow greenish insert visible near blade background textured brown paper small flecks.